LagutaRacingFan

Brilliant statement from Mick.

Jeremy Corbyn made a brilliant speech today which got me thinking about the current plight of Speedway. I for one can't see the value in the current admission prices and i understand the struggle that promoters face with increasing costs in terms of riders who are constantly looking to purchase the best equipment so they can make it in the likes of Poland and Sweden. A family of four are looking at spending over £40 and that's excluding food and drink, this is for a product which is sub-standard in terms of entertainment at certain tracks and between races, waiting in the cold while riders play around with equipment in the pits is hardly enthralling. How can speedway continue to carry on like this? If we cap earnings for the top riders, that would then bring down the costs of middle tier riders and lower tier riders, a cheaper product which is more affordable for the majority which leads to higher crowds, increased viewership and sponsors.

Merry Christmas to all the Panthers fans. I think I'm going to sign off until the new season now as I'm going to spend more time with my girlfriend.

Horton is the Theresa May of the speedway world. Clueless and no plan.

Holder's signing would be great If he wasn't replacing a better league rider. Holder is miles better in the GPs but Iversen will score regular points week in and week out.

Lynn look like title favourites.

Hansen won't be at 5.

Handy side but lacks a rider like Jack Holder.

Oh dear.

I didn't know they were an EL side... bloody hell!

Starke signs for Somerset. So I wonder who the Panthers have as the last two?

The British Speedway demographic is dying out. Just look at the terraces and that tells you everything you need to know about the future of the sport.

Sedgemen would make a lot of sense and he's a bargain on a 7.6. However, why nobody has signed him leads me to believe that his wage demands are ridiculous. Maybe Sedgemen may realise that he's pricing himself out of the PL.

What does the VIP season ticket include? Why do we also have a paper application form and a cheque? Why not a e-form and provide the sort code and account number in order to do an electronic bank transfer? Young people like me don't have a cheque book!

Great signing. Jack Holder and Hansen are both box office!

Holder is a star, he's better than the Chris Holder that rode for IOW.

How does Horton pass the fit and proper test for owners? He's going around every single club and closing it. He's like a man who hates the government so he then decides to inseminate loads of woman and he turns them into single mums so they end up living off welfare and the government.

At work in Canary Wharf, the signal isn't great.

Jack Holder wants to race on a proper speedway track. He actually cares about his future development and feels the Showground would help his future prospective Polish career.

3 new riders, that rules out Bjerre/Cook

Has Chris Holder signed for a UK club yet?

We're going to win the league and tomorrow you're going to believe us.

Maybe Horton will be bringing in leather seats for supporters?

What on earth is going on?

Grondal on a 4.39 would be a wise signing, he's got very good sponsor backing so his equipment should be top notch.